What Caused the Dust Bowl

question 97

Multiple Choice

What caused the Dust Bowl?

• A) soil erosion
• B) a crop fungus
• C) oil drilling
• D) coal mining
• E) road building

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Definitions:

Situational Attribution

The process of assigning the cause of behavior to external factors, circumstances, or the environment.

Scapegoats

Individuals or groups blamed for wrongs that they haven't committed, often as a way of deflecting blame from the true culprits.

Least Power

A principle suggesting that in a social relationship, the person who cares the least has the most power.

Discrimination

The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.